fire extinguisher

fire extinguisher

a portable device containing chemicals that can be sprayed on a fire to put it out

fire extinguisher

noun

A portable apparatus containing chemicals that can be discharged in a rapid stream to extinguish a small fire.

fire-extinguisher

Noun

(plural fire extinguishers)

A device that can be used to put out a fire. Usually a cylinder filled with carbon dioxide, dry powder or water, in the latter two cases with some means of pressurising the cylinder to expel the contents.